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Karadizic a no-show

Radovan Karadzic boycotted the opening day of his war crimes trial yesterday and sent no lawyer to defend himself, forcing judges to abruptly adjourn the hearing. Judges then vowed that the former Bosnian Serb leader's trial would begin today with or without him.

Karadzic claimed he has not had enough time to prepare. One of the central figures of the Balkan wars triggered by the breakup of Yugoslavia, Karadzic faces two counts of genocide and nine other charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.